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Glenridding Common

Cumbria

Glenridding Common comprises 1,000 hectares of common land, including the summit of Helvellyn, along with Striding Edge and Swirral Edge

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What we're doing

The Trust manages the land via a lease agreement with the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA), which expires in October.

In July 2020, the LDNPA held a stakeholder consultation which sought views on offering the Trust a new three-year lease, with an option to purchase during that period. In assessing the results of the consultation, the LDNPA has confirmed that it will seek further input from its Members on options for the sale of the land.
 
The Trust welcomes the interest of the local community and is looking forward to future discussions.

Find out more about how this partnership evolved.

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Common Ground

Read our July 2019 newsletter - Common Ground - for the latest on what's happening on the land we manage in the Lake District.

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About the land

  • Glenridding Common sits within the Lake District High Fells Special Area of Conservation. As well as a range of arctic-alpine plants, the area also holds significant stands of juniper scrub woodland, plus a variety of montane and upland heath, grassland and flush communities.
  • Some of that plant life now benefits from a Higher Level Stewardship Scheme, introduced by Natural England in 2013 for a period of 10 years, which determines grazing levels at specific times of the year.
  • Red Tarn holds a population of schelly, one of England’s rarest species of fish, plus England’s highest population of stickleback.
  • Bird life is also rich, with snow bunting found on the high tops in winter, while upland species such as raven, wheatear and ring ouzel all breed here in the summer.
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A walking wonderland

Glenridding Common is an area of exceptional beauty and popular destination for walkers. Its wild land qualities includes the summit of Helvellyn, along with Striding Edge (pictured) and Swirral Edge.

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Helvellyn Appeal

Help us take advantage of this incredible opportunity to help one of England's best-loved mountain landscapes flourish. Donate to our Helvellyn Appeal and help support essential conservation work on Helvellyn and across Glenridding Common over the next three years.

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Download more information about Glenridding Common

  • Glenridding Common Operational Plan Final 0618 PDF – 311 KB
  • John Muir Trust Journal 62 Spring 2017 - Glenridding Common article PDF – 1.34 MB
  • Glenridding Common property leaflet PDF – 4.22 MB
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